STAMPtember KSS and SSS Release - Ray of Sunshine

I used the images from Ray of Sunshine by Kitchen Sink Stamps to create this slimline design for STAMPtember at Simon Says Stamp. This wonderful set is available only at Simon Says Stamps until they are sold out. Once it's gone, its gone!

To create the sky background at the top of the card, I used Kitchen Sink Stamps' Cloudy Skies SVG cut stencil and Bashful Blue ink by Stampin' Up. The fence at the bottom was created with designer paper by the Paper Studio. 

The flowers, leaves, butterfly, and the word Sunshine were cut using the KSS SVG cut files which are available at KSS for use with this set. To lift the two top sunflower blossoms up high, I hand cut two stems and colored them with Altenew Grass Fields and Evergreen ink.

 

Using the SVG cut butterfly allowed me to stamp the butterfly with deeper colors  so that it would stand out boldly against the sunflower background. It was glued in place over the fully stamped sunflower.

Color Recipe for the Butterfly and Sunflower using Altenew Inks

stamped as one piece

Layer 1B Buttercream

Layer 2B Citrus Burst

Layer 3B Honey Drizzle 

Layer 4B Mocha

 

Color Recipe for SVG cut Butterfly

Layer 1B Altenew Citrus Burst

Layer 3B Altenew Mocha

Layer 4B Stampin' Up Early Espresso 

The SVG cut butterfly was then glued directly on top of the one piece sunflower and butterfly for a bolder look.

Color Recipe for Sunflower using Altenew Inks

Layer 1A - Citrus Burst

Layer 2A - Honey Drizzle

Layer 3A - Peach Perfect

Layer 4A - Mocha stamped twice

Layer 5A Espresso stamped twice

Color Recipe for Leaves using Altenew Inks

Layer 1 - Grass Field

Layer 2 - Hunter Green

Layer 3 - Evergreen

Don't forget to visit the Simon Says Stamp Blog for many, many more stunning samples using this wonderful stamp set!!

And, of course, Kitchen Sink Stamps' very own Maria Colosimo  and Nancy McCabe have exquisite creations you won't want to miss, as well!!

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

Nancy Stamps by Nancy McCabe